{
  "id": 17419784,
  "title": "Love hotteok? Here's how the sugary, oil-fried snack can affect your diet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/love-hotteok-heres-how-the-sugary-oil-fried-snack-can-affect-your-diet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261101/love-hotteok-heres-how-the-sugary-oil-fried-snack-can-affect-your-diet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hotteok is a beloved Korean snack, characterized by a wheat dough envelope filled with a sweet mixture and cooked in oil. The combination of sugar, flour and oil gives hotteok a high caloric value. The exact calorie count depends on factors like dough size, filling type and cooking oil quantity. According to South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, a 100-gram serving of nut-filled hotteok contains 314 kilocalories. Consuming a 150-gram hotteok would deliver a significant amount of calories. Despite its popularity, comedian Shin Bong-sun recently demonstrated restraint when offered a hotteok snack. She shared a photo of a plastic bag containing the treat, writing, \"My older sister bought me hotteok from Namdaemun. I won't eat it.\" Shin's statement came alongside images of herself at the gym and in a personal training session. She had previously announced losing 11 kilograms in just 100 days, and has maintained this progress through regular exercise and mindful eating.",
  "summary": "com. Comedian Shin Bong-sun, who has drawn attention for her slimmer figure, turned down even a tempting snack to stay on track with her diet. Shin recently posted a photo of a black plastic bag on social media, writing, “Hotteok my older sister bought me from Namdaemun. I won't eat it.” She also shared a full-body photo taken at a gym, saying she was…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hotteok is a sugary, oil-fried Korean snack with high caloric value.",
    "100-gram serving of nut-filled hotteok contains 314 kilocalories.",
    "Comedian Shin Bong-sun declined hotteok, showing restraint."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}